The bad stuff that is part and parcel of contrived social existence takes a back seat when you concentrate on the heart of Life itself.

Fiction opens a window of imagination that reality closes.

It’s the enemy of your enemy who is your friend Sophie, not the friend of your friend.

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.

On the stage, you have to find truth, even if you have to lose the audience.

I was brought up west southwest coast of Scotland and my mother and father had a music shop, and so I was surrounded by pianos and drums and guitars, and music, of course.

Someone might say that's a naïve way of looking at things now, and I would respect their opinion, but I also respect every woman's right to wearing her own individual style, including hair.

It is always pleasant to learn that someone takes an interest in a work which one enjoyed writing

The friend of silence comes close to God. In secret he converses with him and receives his light.

So much of life is happenstance. It makes me laugh when I go to a bookstore and see all those titles about controlling your life. You're lucky if you can control your bladder.